Prevalence of occult adrenal insufficiency and the prognostic value of a short corticotropin stimulation test in patients with septic shock

BACKGROUND: Corticosteroid insufficiency in acute illness can be difficult to discern clinically. Occult adrenal insufficiency (i.e., Δmax ≤9 μg/dL) after corticotropin may be associated with a high mortality rate. OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of occult adrenal insufficiency and the prognosti...

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Autores principales: Maqbool, Muzaffar, Shah, Zafar Amin, Wani, Fayaz Ahmad, Wahid, Abdul, Parveen, Shaheena, Nazir, Arjumand
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Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2772244/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19881189
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-5229.56054
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